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The QC, Vol. 83, No. 22 • April 10, 1997

1997_04_10_p001

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
^-^^ _^ April 10,1997
Quaker Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
Photo Courtesy of www.clark.net
► Allen Ginsberg,
1926-1997.
Beat Generation poet
Allen Ginsberg died on ,
Saturday. Asst. English
Professor Tony Barnstone
remembers life in China
with him. pg 3
C A M.P U/IS
&
► Hairy Krishnas
We delve into the lives
of three barbershop legends of Uptown Whittier.
Van Vleet Barber Shop,
more commonly known by
the names of its barbers,
"JOHN RUDY RAY," has
a fifty year history.
pg 7
► Random One-
Acts of Kindness
A strange lead. A director's insight. A pithy
comment. A cast list. And
the time. For each student-
directed one-act.
Find out about them
before they happen next
week. pg 10
news
you can use
► Fall H | >tration
Pre-re; rFall
1997 is scheduled for April
14-18. Check your mailbox for your registration
number and time.
Eligibility for pre-reg-
istrali tuition bal
ance • ■. The
Business Office will adhere strictly to this guideline.
Amy Tan Speaks on Literary Inspiration
SPEAKER
► The author of The Joy Luck Club and
The Hundred Secret Senses will be on
campus Thursday for a lecture in the
Shannon Center for the Performing Arts.
by ADAM PAVA
QC News Editor
Amy Tan, one of the foremost Asian-
American novelists in the country, will be
speaking on "Lolita, Ghosts and Yuppie Little Dogs: Annotations and Sources of Literary Inspiration" at the Shannon Center on
Thursday. Her lecture, which begins at 8:00
p.m., will be preceded by a book signing on
the Garrett House patio at 7:15 p.m.
Tony Barnstone, Assistant Professor of
English, was the instrumental force in bringing Tan to the College.
"I wanted to bring her to Whittier because I teach Asian-American Literature,
and I think she is without a doubt the most
talented Chinese-American fiction writer today, and certainly the most popular," Barnstone said.
"I felt like it would be good for Whittier
students to encounter someone of that reputation," Barnstone added, "to make them
aware that really good literature is being
written today."
Barnstone, who has been at Whittier for
three semesters, has been active in recruiting
authors to Whittier. Among the more noted
writers he has drawn are Gerald Stern, Sam
Pholo Courtesy of K&S Speakers
Amy Tan
Hamill, Yusef Komunyakaa, Marilyn Chin,
Khaled Mattawa, and Bharati Mukherjee.
Barnstone calls Mukherjee along with Tan
and Maxine Hong Kingstone, "some of the
most famous Asian-American writers alive
today."
Tan was born in Oakland, CA in 1952,
and moved around in Northern California as
a child. At age fourteen, her mother took Tan
and her younger brother to live in Europe
following the deaths her father and older
brother from brain tumors.
After high school, Tan returned to the
states to attend college. She received her
Bachelor of Arts in English and Linguistics
and a Master of Arts in Linguistics, all at San
Jose State University — despite attending
five colleges. She now resides in San Francisco with her husband. p
Tan's first full length novel, The Joy
Luck Club, became the longest running best
seller on the New York Times best seller list in
1989. Her second book, The Kitchen God's
Wife, published in 1991, reached number one
on the Times best seller list. Her most recent
novel, The Hundred Secret Senses, was published in October 1995, and quickly became
as popular as her previous books.
"Her first two books deal mostly with
issues about women and children, but the
most recent one deals more with culture issues of the family," senior Michael Armado
said.
"She's one of my favorite authors because of the way she relates the age-old
conflict between mom and daughter and intertwines it with her culture," freshman Anna
Neese said.
Tan addressed this topic in an interview
in a recent issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine
(her publishing contract does not allow her to
grant interviews while at speaking engagements): "There's a tendency to confuse the
Please see AMY TAN, pg. 5
Spot Granted Liquor License
CRIME
STUDENT LIFE
► The Spot was granted a beer
and wine liquor license, which
will enable the venue to sell
alcohol. The College's alcohol
policy will remain the same.
by RENE ISLAS
QC Asst. News Editor
Bon Appetit, the Whittier College food service company, filed
an application with the State of
California requesting a liquor license (beer and wine) for The
Spot on Dec. 17, 1996. The license was granted on April 1 of
this year.
The process of requesting a
license usually takes 45 to 60
days, according to General Manager of Bon Appetit LP. Dozier.
It includes filing with the State
Licensing office in Sacramento,
CA., sending letters to all residents within a 500 foot radius of
the cite applying for the license,
and remaining alcohol-free until
a definitive word is given from
the State.
The delay in the application
process came from paperwork
problems by. the Alcohol Beverage Control Agency of California, according to the Retail Manager of The Spot, Carlos Zamora.
There was no protest from the
community around Whittier College nor any problems with Bon
Appetit's application.
According to the Dean of Students Susan Allen, Whittier College's policy on alcohol availability will remain the same. "We
only serve alcohol at events,"
Allen said.
Allen explained that the license is for the convenience of
student organizations. No longer will clubs have to buy alcohol
beforehand at retail stores. In
addition to the former policy,
Bon Appetit will now sell the
alcohol on a "cash basis" at
events.
- However, the organizers of
the specific club will have to compensate Bon Appetit for any of the
unused portion of the alcoholic
beverages. Allen commented that
Bon Appetit officials maintained
that the price of the alcohol will
remain as close to cost as possible.
Junior Valerie Termini is happy about the new policy: "If I
could get a beer on campus, perhaps I'd be there [at events at The
Club] more often."
On Saturday, April 5, the
Thalian Society hosted "Club T's
Me II" as the first club to offer
beer under the new license.
ToiletBlownUp in Stauffer
► Freshman Man Feinberg
was in the shower when a
vandal flushed an explosive
down the toilet.
by CHRIS Z1EGLER
QC Asst. A&E EnrmK
A Stauffer Hull resident
narrowly: escaped injury last
Thursday evening when a toilet
in the second floor mens' re-
stroomw; I by an ex
plosive device.
v:-■;:;'-That; would;; have ■ been a
terrible coincidence if I was
walking right next to it when it
exploded." ire- fvin-
bergsaid.'T'hat'di en the
end of my feet."
Fcinberg's customary post-
irack pi aeiice shower was interrupted at about 9;30p.m. Thursday, April 3 by "the loudest explosion noise I ever heard," followed almost immediately by a
"flash that made me close my
eyes, it w.
I- J his
towel and stepped out of the
shower. The first thing I saw
was pure smoke filling up the
bathroom," he said, "[ftjsmcllcd
I' I V ASS, > , ,
Toilet remains.
likesulfur.and | tlierc were | pieces of toilet everywhere."
■;;*! Campus Safety was called at
9:40 p.m. and Corporal Rory Cochran was dispatched to the scene.
After interviewing Feinberg and
several other residents, authorities were left with no leads.
"Nobody claims to have
seen anything," Stauffer Hall
Area Coordinator Letyeia
Tones-Gome/ said.
Though there are no suspects. Torres-Gome/, believes
Please see TOILET, pg. 6
ISSUE 22 • VOLUME 83

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
^-^^ _^ April 10,1997
Quaker Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
Photo Courtesy of www.clark.net
► Allen Ginsberg,
1926-1997.
Beat Generation poet
Allen Ginsberg died on ,
Saturday. Asst. English
Professor Tony Barnstone
remembers life in China
with him. pg 3
C A M.P U/IS
&
► Hairy Krishnas
We delve into the lives
of three barbershop legends of Uptown Whittier.
Van Vleet Barber Shop,
more commonly known by
the names of its barbers,
"JOHN RUDY RAY," has
a fifty year history.
pg 7
► Random One-
Acts of Kindness
A strange lead. A director's insight. A pithy
comment. A cast list. And
the time. For each student-
directed one-act.
Find out about them
before they happen next
week. pg 10
news
you can use
► Fall H | >tration
Pre-re; rFall
1997 is scheduled for April
14-18. Check your mailbox for your registration
number and time.
Eligibility for pre-reg-
istrali tuition bal
ance • ■. The
Business Office will adhere strictly to this guideline.
Amy Tan Speaks on Literary Inspiration
SPEAKER
► The author of The Joy Luck Club and
The Hundred Secret Senses will be on
campus Thursday for a lecture in the
Shannon Center for the Performing Arts.
by ADAM PAVA
QC News Editor
Amy Tan, one of the foremost Asian-
American novelists in the country, will be
speaking on "Lolita, Ghosts and Yuppie Little Dogs: Annotations and Sources of Literary Inspiration" at the Shannon Center on
Thursday. Her lecture, which begins at 8:00
p.m., will be preceded by a book signing on
the Garrett House patio at 7:15 p.m.
Tony Barnstone, Assistant Professor of
English, was the instrumental force in bringing Tan to the College.
"I wanted to bring her to Whittier because I teach Asian-American Literature,
and I think she is without a doubt the most
talented Chinese-American fiction writer today, and certainly the most popular," Barnstone said.
"I felt like it would be good for Whittier
students to encounter someone of that reputation," Barnstone added, "to make them
aware that really good literature is being
written today."
Barnstone, who has been at Whittier for
three semesters, has been active in recruiting
authors to Whittier. Among the more noted
writers he has drawn are Gerald Stern, Sam
Pholo Courtesy of K&S Speakers
Amy Tan
Hamill, Yusef Komunyakaa, Marilyn Chin,
Khaled Mattawa, and Bharati Mukherjee.
Barnstone calls Mukherjee along with Tan
and Maxine Hong Kingstone, "some of the
most famous Asian-American writers alive
today."
Tan was born in Oakland, CA in 1952,
and moved around in Northern California as
a child. At age fourteen, her mother took Tan
and her younger brother to live in Europe
following the deaths her father and older
brother from brain tumors.
After high school, Tan returned to the
states to attend college. She received her
Bachelor of Arts in English and Linguistics
and a Master of Arts in Linguistics, all at San
Jose State University — despite attending
five colleges. She now resides in San Francisco with her husband. p
Tan's first full length novel, The Joy
Luck Club, became the longest running best
seller on the New York Times best seller list in
1989. Her second book, The Kitchen God's
Wife, published in 1991, reached number one
on the Times best seller list. Her most recent
novel, The Hundred Secret Senses, was published in October 1995, and quickly became
as popular as her previous books.
"Her first two books deal mostly with
issues about women and children, but the
most recent one deals more with culture issues of the family," senior Michael Armado
said.
"She's one of my favorite authors because of the way she relates the age-old
conflict between mom and daughter and intertwines it with her culture," freshman Anna
Neese said.
Tan addressed this topic in an interview
in a recent issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine
(her publishing contract does not allow her to
grant interviews while at speaking engagements): "There's a tendency to confuse the
Please see AMY TAN, pg. 5
Spot Granted Liquor License
CRIME
STUDENT LIFE
► The Spot was granted a beer
and wine liquor license, which
will enable the venue to sell
alcohol. The College's alcohol
policy will remain the same.
by RENE ISLAS
QC Asst. News Editor
Bon Appetit, the Whittier College food service company, filed
an application with the State of
California requesting a liquor license (beer and wine) for The
Spot on Dec. 17, 1996. The license was granted on April 1 of
this year.
The process of requesting a
license usually takes 45 to 60
days, according to General Manager of Bon Appetit LP. Dozier.
It includes filing with the State
Licensing office in Sacramento,
CA., sending letters to all residents within a 500 foot radius of
the cite applying for the license,
and remaining alcohol-free until
a definitive word is given from
the State.
The delay in the application
process came from paperwork
problems by. the Alcohol Beverage Control Agency of California, according to the Retail Manager of The Spot, Carlos Zamora.
There was no protest from the
community around Whittier College nor any problems with Bon
Appetit's application.
According to the Dean of Students Susan Allen, Whittier College's policy on alcohol availability will remain the same. "We
only serve alcohol at events,"
Allen said.
Allen explained that the license is for the convenience of
student organizations. No longer will clubs have to buy alcohol
beforehand at retail stores. In
addition to the former policy,
Bon Appetit will now sell the
alcohol on a "cash basis" at
events.
- However, the organizers of
the specific club will have to compensate Bon Appetit for any of the
unused portion of the alcoholic
beverages. Allen commented that
Bon Appetit officials maintained
that the price of the alcohol will
remain as close to cost as possible.
Junior Valerie Termini is happy about the new policy: "If I
could get a beer on campus, perhaps I'd be there [at events at The
Club] more often."
On Saturday, April 5, the
Thalian Society hosted "Club T's
Me II" as the first club to offer
beer under the new license.
ToiletBlownUp in Stauffer
► Freshman Man Feinberg
was in the shower when a
vandal flushed an explosive
down the toilet.
by CHRIS Z1EGLER
QC Asst. A&E EnrmK
A Stauffer Hull resident
narrowly: escaped injury last
Thursday evening when a toilet
in the second floor mens' re-
stroomw; I by an ex
plosive device.
v:-■;:;'-That; would;; have ■ been a
terrible coincidence if I was
walking right next to it when it
exploded." ire- fvin-
bergsaid.'T'hat'di en the
end of my feet."
Fcinberg's customary post-
irack pi aeiice shower was interrupted at about 9;30p.m. Thursday, April 3 by "the loudest explosion noise I ever heard," followed almost immediately by a
"flash that made me close my
eyes, it w.
I- J his
towel and stepped out of the
shower. The first thing I saw
was pure smoke filling up the
bathroom," he said, "[ftjsmcllcd
I' I V ASS, > , ,
Toilet remains.
likesulfur.and | tlierc were | pieces of toilet everywhere."
■;;*! Campus Safety was called at
9:40 p.m. and Corporal Rory Cochran was dispatched to the scene.
After interviewing Feinberg and
several other residents, authorities were left with no leads.
"Nobody claims to have
seen anything," Stauffer Hall
Area Coordinator Letyeia
Tones-Gome/ said.
Though there are no suspects. Torres-Gome/, believes
Please see TOILET, pg. 6
ISSUE 22 • VOLUME 83